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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 03, 1939
Page
2
The readable text is highly garbled and does not yield a coherent news item. No identifiable people, places, organizations, dates, or events can be reliably extracted.
An article discusses American road features such as school patrols and traffic signals, noting the weight of road blocks and the impact of traffic devices on drivers. It highlights how motorists accept a car’s pickup and mentions road safety education and enforcement across states, with general observations on responsibilities and public behavior.
A garbled page fragment mentions a lamp and a stand with unclear context. It lists scattered words like white ovens, Par callus, Feit Hnyp, and Seer. No coherent events or identities are clearly readable.
A morbid woman longs for a kind word after death and contrasts neighbors’ neglect with the missed chance to comfort the living. The tale urges appreciating loved ones now, not when they are gone, and suggests sending flowers while they can feel it.
Londoners rode local trains tubes buses and trams 441 times last year, carrying more than 2 728000000 passengers. Knitting originated in Scotland in the 11th century and spread across Europe. Windy facts note wind speeds and pressure implications for structures.
An advertisement for the Great Southern Hotel at 16 Spencer Street promotes complete refurbishment and upgraded facilities including lounges, ladies and gentlemen rooms, and modern bathrooms. Rates start at 3/6 per single and scale for doubles with special reduced rates for permanents.
The article urges weekly cleansing baths to purge poisons through the skin during winter. It suggests hot baths with Epsom salt bran or oatmeal, followed by vigorous friction with a vinegar toner and lavender rosewater mix. A lemon water drink precedes bedtime to aid colds.
The article argues disease stems from individual habits and environment. It praises collective cleanliness and sanitary regulation for eradicating dirt diseases and notes immunisation helps control infectious illnesses. Personal hygiene and soap use are essential to prevent outbreaks.
A collage of quirky ads from London and abroad shows shop windows offering humorous and odd notices. From Whitechapel to Charing Cross Road, merchants mix wit with commerce as a bookseller takes a holiday and a Chinese shop in Francisco extends a warm welcome to customers.
A fragmentary anecdote about a man seeking relief for back pain. The doctor gives a once over and the pain vanishes in seconds. The caller exclaims at the quick fix, and the doctor explains the braces were involved.
An advertisement for Re-NU Limited Melbourne promotes products including L-RE-NU liquid non metal for engine lubrication, CAR-NU for colored auto finishes, KANT-Puncture to make tyres puncture proof, RENU Plastic Leather Rubber for retreads and footwear, MENDA Leak inva liator to stop leaks, and a Battery Welder. The note invites representatives and lists Richmond Station address with contact J. 4797 and state about 0.0.D shipping.
A French National Lottery payout of one million francs to a widow required exhuming her husband to recover the winning ticket hidden in his pocket after his burial. The couple had bought the ticket together and the husband kept it. He died shortly after the draw.
An old newspaper style health blurb explains kidney failure harms the blood and body, listing diseases it supposedly causes. It touts Warner's Safe Cure as a remedy, cites a positive testimonial, and notes prices and a Melbourne address for the supplier.
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